Keith Patrick Gill

Keith Patrick Gill and individual investor known for his posts on the subreddits r/wallstreetbets and r/SuperStonk.

Gill's posts were described as "forthright, spreadsheet-laden content". as part of a virtual hearing held by the US House Financial Services Committee on February 18, 2021, as part of a discussion about when "short sellers, social media, and retail investors collide". Gill testified he "did not solicit anyone to buy or sell the stock for [his] own profit." and a brother.

He graduated from Stonehill College with an accounting degree in 2009 and holds several school records in track and field.

Career Gill was once a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder, He worked for LexShares until March 2017.

Regulatory issues On February 4, 2021, it was announced that William Galvin, the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, wrote to Gill's previous employer MassMutual to investigate whether or not Gill or the company broke any rules related to his activities in promoting the GameStop stock. The consent order entered by Secretary Galvin's office against MassMutual alleged that Gill had executed approximately 1,700 trades on behalf of three other individuals, and appeared to suggest that Gill had engaged in manipulation of GameStop's share price.

Return to social media On May 12, 2024, Gill began posting to X again after a three-year hiatus. On May 13, 2024 GameStop shares opened at $26.34, 50.6% higher from the previous closing price of $17.49. On June 2, 2024, Gill started posting on the r/Superstonk subreddit, showing screenshots of his brokerage account which revealed a long position in excess of $180 million in GameStop Corp., with 5 million shares held and an additional exposure of 12 million shares through call options contracts with a strike price of $20 expiring on June 21, 2024. On June 3, 2024 GameStop shares opened at $40.16, 73.6% higher from the previous closing price of $23.13. On the same day, The Wall Street Journal reported that "E*Trade is considering telling Gill that he can no longer use its platform after growing concerned about potential stock manipulation. No decision has been made and the firm could decide no action is needed". On June 6, 2024, Gill scheduled a livestream on his YouTube channel for the following day, June 7, coinciding with GameStop's surprise early earnings release. GameStop shares rose 47.45% during the trading session of June 6, 2024, opening at $31.57 and closing at $46.55. Gill's position was worth in excess of $585 million at this point. On June 7, 2024 shares opened 19.04% lower at $37.69, and decreased a further 25.13% during the rest of the trading session, closing at $28.22. On June 11, 2024, GameStop announced it completed an at-the-market equity offering of 75 million shares, raising $2.14 billion in cash amid the trading frenzy. On June 13, 2024 the value of Gill's position, according to his screenshots on Reddit, had stood at over $260 million, as he showed ownership of 9 million shares and no options.

On June 24, 2024, Gill acquired a position on about 9 million class A shares of Chewy, Inc., which amounted to 6.6% of the class and would make him the third-largest shareholder of the company. The value of those shares on that day was approximately $245 million. On June 27, 2024, Gill posted a photo of a cartoon dog on his X account and Chewy shares began rising. On July 1, 2024, the position was revealed to the public through a schedule 13G filing with the SEC. Reuters reported that the filing raised concerns among Chewy's executives about the possibility that shareholding asset managers might be deterred by the stock's increased volatility.

In popular culture Gill is portrayed by Paul Dano in the 2023 film Dumb Money, which dramatizes the events of the GameStop short squeeze. Dano stated that he watched extensive footage of Gill's online streams and videos in preparation for the role.

The film incorporates online terminology associated with the GameStop phenomenon, such as "tendies", a slang term referring to chicken tenders and profits in retail trading culture. Gill and the short squeeze are also examined in the HBO Max documentary miniseries Gaming Wall Street and the Netflix docuseries Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga.